Airman Jeffrey Hedgespeth controls the templates on a "Ouija" board used to keep track of the aircraft on the flight deck aboard the USS Enterprise on November 9, 1998, during a deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. less

Airman Jeffrey Hedgespeth controls the templates on a "Ouija" board used to keep track of the aircraft on the flight deck aboard the USS Enterprise on November 9, 1998, during a deployment to the Persian Gulf ... more

A rainbow of sailors in colored flight deck jerseys and uniform shirts gathers around Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jay Johnson as he addresses the crew of the USS Enterprise during his visit to the aircraft carrier as it operates in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 24, 1998. less

A rainbow of sailors in colored flight deck jerseys and uniform shirts gathers around Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jay Johnson as he addresses the crew of the USS Enterprise during his visit to the aircraft ... more

A U. S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet leaves trails of light in this time exposure as it launches at night from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise Nov. 25, 1998 in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. less

A U. S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet leaves trails of light in this time exposure as it launches at night from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise Nov. 25, 1998 in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation ... more

The light streak of the afterburner from an F/A-18 Hornet lights up the flight deck on the USS Enterprise as the commanding officer, Capt. Marty Chanik, monitors the first wave of strike aircraft launching from the deck into Iraq on December 17, 1998. less

The light streak of the afterburner from an F/A-18 Hornet lights up the flight deck on the USS Enterprise as the commanding officer, Capt. Marty Chanik, monitors the first wave of strike aircraft launching from ... more

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Aviation ordnancemen on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise load an F-14 Tomcat with an AIM-9 sidewinder missile in preparation for a second wave of attacks against Iraq in support of Operation Desert Fox December 17, 1998. less

Aviation ordnancemen on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise load an F-14 Tomcat with an AIM-9 sidewinder missile in preparation for a second wave of attacks against Iraq in support of Operation Desert Fox ... more

The professional photographers of the USS Enterprise photo lab send their regards to Saddam Hussein on a piece of ordnance to be used in the third wave of air strikes against Iraq in this photo from December 18, 1998. less

The professional photographers of the USS Enterprise photo lab send their regards to Saddam Hussein on a piece of ordnance to be used in the third wave of air strikes against Iraq in this photo from December ... more

Crew members on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise speak with Rear Admiral J. Cutler Dawson, Enterprise Battle Group Commander, and Archbishop O'Brien from the Archdiocese for Military Services, during his visit to the aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf Dec. 19, 1998. less

Crew members on the flight deck of the USS Enterprise speak with Rear Admiral J. Cutler Dawson, Enterprise Battle Group Commander, and Archbishop O'Brien from the Archdiocese for Military Services, during his ... more

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An F14 Tomcat takes off the flight deck of the USS Enterprise in the Adriatic Sea on January 26, 1999.

An F14 Tomcat takes off the flight deck of the USS Enterprise in the Adriatic Sea on January 26, 1999.

An F-14 takes off from the main deck of the USS Enterprise on October 9, 2001 as a second wave U.S.-led air attacks on Afghanistan was launched.

An F-14 takes off from the main deck of the USS Enterprise on October 9, 2001 as a second wave U.S.-led air attacks on Afghanistan was launched.

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A jet takes-off from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise in the Arabian Sea on October 11, 2001.

A jet takes-off from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise in the Arabian Sea on October 11, 2001.

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U.S. Navy personnel raise the American flag aboard the USS Enterprise on October 20, 2001 during Operation Enduring Freedom. This flag flew over the Arlington (Va.) Fire Department command post at the Pentagon following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack there. less

U.S. Navy personnel raise the American flag aboard the USS Enterprise on October 20, 2001 during Operation Enduring Freedom. This flag flew over the Arlington (Va.) Fire Department command post at the Pentagon ... more

U.S. Navy sailors perform a burial at sea ceremony for U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate Third Class Nathan Taylor on the the USS Enterprise May 19, 2004, in this photo released by the Pentagon April 28, 2005.

U.S. Navy sailors perform a burial at sea ceremony for U.S. Navy Machinist's Mate Third Class Nathan Taylor on the the USS Enterprise May 19, 2004, in this photo released by the Pentagon April 28, 2005.

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Ordnanceman Airman Wong Thao cleans and inspects ordnance staged in the bomb farm on the flight deck aboard the USS Enterprise on September 8, 2006 in the Arabian Sea.

Ordnanceman Airman Wong Thao cleans and inspects ordnance staged in the bomb farm on the flight deck aboard the USS Enterprise on September 8, 2006 in the Arabian Sea.

Two Egyptian women stand on a beach in the port city of Ismailia, on the Suez Canal, 120 kilometers north of Cairo, as the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise navigates towards the Gulf waters on August 1, 2007. less

Two Egyptian women stand on a beach in the port city of Ismailia, on the Suez Canal, 120 kilometers north of Cairo, as the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise navigates towards the Gulf waters on ... more

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Lt. Brian Dennison hugs his twin boys, Logan and Grant, during the homecoming of the USS Enterprise at the Norfolk Naval Station July 15, 2011 in Norfolk, Va.

Lt. Brian Dennison hugs his twin boys, Logan and Grant, during the homecoming of the USS Enterprise at the Norfolk Naval Station July 15, 2011 in Norfolk, Va.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right), escorted by Commander of Strike Group Twelve Rear Admiral Walter E. Carter, Jr., watches day flight operations from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise on January 21, 2012 off of the southeastern coast of the United States. less

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (right), escorted by Commander of Strike Group Twelve Rear Admiral Walter E. Carter, Jr., watches day flight operations from the flight deck of the USS Enterprise on ... more